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Old 11-08-2009, 05:24 PM
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Hate to burst bubbles, but drilled rotors do not enhance/improve braking at all. A rotor is in reality a heatsink, and holes take away from the mass that could take kinetic energy to heat.

Holes are used to help gases escape, and a gassing interface. For normal use having thermal mass is key.
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